Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-15
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DEMPSEY BESTS REAGAN.
4 LONG AND BLOODY CONTEST BY
MiDDLEWEIGHTs.

1hS mpscy"heRB Fatty CiuuS sh0
Authorities and would-Be SPECTATORS,
and Fight Forty.fse Rounds Ton
Miles From New York.
new YORK, Dec. A.-Jsck Dempsey
and JohAny Reagan met within ton miles
OF New York, up the Hudson, to decide
a fight to a finish under London prize
ring rn1es for 81, 009 stake money and the
lniddle-weight championship o America.
About twenty embarked on a chartered
tug, whichsleft the dock precisely at II
o'clock. The run to the battle-ground
was uneyentful, the principals going
to bed for 8 final snooze before the strug-
gle. At 6s45 a. m, the ground was
reached and the work Of pitching the
ring was at once begun. The selection
of the spot proved to be most unfortunate.
1t should have been on higher ground
and farther away from the water. I'm
der the circumstances an adjournment
was found to be necessary, after a few
rounds had been fought. At 7;33 the
ring was completed. It was of the regu-
lation dimensions, twenty-four feet
square, having two ropes stretched
through eight posts. At 8.15 Reagan APP
pearsd, walking from the boat 10 the
ring, and having thrown his cap into tho
ring, jumped In after 1t. He was fol.
lowed ny his trainer, Bob Smith. Demp-
sey followed almost on his heels, casting
his sq~uare-t0pped Derby hat before him
AS he lenped over the ropes. The two
men at last stood face to face, and those
who sEw the eight rounds fought there
Wlil nov soon forget tnenl. The umpire
Lor tseagan stosssu q w gold piece for
Gnoice " corners. ihe umpire TOR
Delhps called tails' ana won. He
Tnose the CORNER winch put the sun At
2 park, and IN Heagan's eyes.
WhHs the men were standing in b
ting shey cnatteu with n another be-
iors tney vent 70 their cornefs to make
tnelr ma preparations D4Inpscy came
Guy nfsl. hs wore eiue ~ and blue
esocks, ano ngnting shoes with vamps
seven inches nign upon the ankles.
sas : aot nave tha fingers OF
us 9ioYes cut Reagan wore white tights
s..s,a $1,000 nsnshs snoes. ms snoes
I 49, $1,000 " un accouht OF the spikes
!. 4 ny IL LEM sne .oe o. y u Q q
sss snna sa 49, ssloWsu " os USED. Demp.
az p,s9, "a n sspunueu " Dennls gostigan n
,.iti, .h auu ~. 'o4h Murpny omciated
sftar ~ pah 1917 Ssse neseah was looked
c@nstaaio NIL nann $40 .1a.aer ,anu M,Se
cnrrar nannss rcs.,.an - alsv ~ ais
cam - spsn ySas onote1 y IVY
win, hnt fcMnd ~ %n.pSes Sou "a
n,clncr ! Nra,sasa ~ .ans az e:oV
tha nrincfnals AMI their sa was .ormsu y
nainrtss ista~ ths taht $500 s, anu mo
outset Rsaran was oysrlr,.,.had wy Wy
49,, .s a go g~Yor1ihaeonea pJ
them men faced each nthar a,%n;lina 4 49,
a good deaf of snarr,ng ana fairss.. psa
gan lad short with mia Isft a. T,annsan,s
stomach. The s1nonparie,S vas sGss
from him il an instnnt INT cama hsci
and andsd hin laSt an Raa,sn,s 80
vi !. sT.sss .s..T... =: -. : 4ss ~ : onssA
man and let fly hfs ieft arain yyithous
landing. Thsr both clinched. 1,srsifsc
fighting ensued. Reagan mad q NAV IN
Dampsey's kidneys, The Iattsr snc.
ceeded In back-heelinr his a~nrarnoniat
and fell heavily upon him. Thia andad
the arst round.
Second Eound-Both snarrad sor az
openinR, and then clfnched Tlanrnsar
ciaimsd that Reagan wss fomiine hi,, ~
spiksng. The referee &C once eant,nnsd
Reagan against such practice. The round
ended BY Dempsey again hack .haaling
and falling heavily on Reagan.
taatics INIT .racl ers .nea moved great
sn;gad rge,snssv Il ns aecluentaiiy
his Iaft Lao srbs hars aa..,s nannsT on
cnf WA so daam ,Iahsrs y - sosns ~
~wranu3ng nar, rsa,,ls 80 SoAesueIapie
tl,s tighf' ma sassra. 1n....s ciainlinG
looke IA no"osef, over
Ennrth pn,,na n
,n,,r5 ~ ii H.. L sssaEan opened IRIS
ato,nocb Tha Il .sns W
r,,arsass sns - soon goe 20 close
order and IVES ssd,,1sraS - pscaIne tne
soualv ,,n+ii y 49, ~ sass a4a Ihrt-
threw Tasn,rsav ssa = neasan
Egstt - ~,
"a 49, nAnn tlde being well on,
~ SSa = creep into the ring,
z ~ lssaspssy was compelled to move
pas saS. NY " anls orner still the men
1vesn. ~ uesperaseiys when once more
3D,s.snpssy shceeeueo IN back heeling
lAeasah' ana agatn iell heavily nponh him.
sslNsn men were again at
az promptly. TINS time the blows were
Ihs naosg scientific delivered during the
ngness Inc water, which was still en-
seroaohang upon the ring. gave both con
ssssanps mncn troubie. Both We're az.
HspeTase6. reagan srshed at Dempsey,
~ = ene ciinch hat followed thraw
ssyentn the belligarents
Iacsd each other Dempsey let GO a
wicked blow with his left, which Rea-
gaIi barely escaped BY duckinG cleyerly.
ssy ms TINE the water was two or thres
lacnes ueeps az over the ring, but the
men apparently fought all the harder.
uempsey's ieg was.in 9 terrible condi-